Dara Singh in Mard

Long after Dara Singh was relegated to B-grade films, filmmaker Manmohan Desai cast him in a key role as leading man Amitabh Bachchan's father in his 1985 Mard as he 'couldn't picture anyone else play the role to perfection.'

The mighty Hanuman

However, Dara Singh's most memorable role ever remains the one where he played Hanuman.

Ramanand Sagar's 78-episode epic television show Ramayan that came out in 1987 gave his acting career a new leash of life. Many actors have portrayed Hanuman on screen since then but few could match Dara Singh's calibre.

With son Vindoo Dara Singh

Dara Singh poses for a picture with one of his sons, Vindoo, who's an actor himself and was recently a part of reality TV show Bigg Boss.

Vindoo, who was with his father when the end came, stated: "I don't want to cry and be down. I think I want to party. My mother won't understand that part. He lived a beautiful life. There would not be a single person on earth who can say anything bad or negative about my father."